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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 2000)
iday, November 6, 2000 AGGIE^/e Page 3 THE BATTALION t above fid hie Countyj es westofi g that it imbleCoJ In the next J n andpreJ sl - he saii] I loud daij titled twol id numerol surprise ml e that yoii| I' fence tlti ie said. "Hi my. resideJ ill beforetj it-and-wt Wilson,adl County 1 il ranch rai barricadesil gh waterai w as repottl ating thaii r another J 1. County, (I ker and til ince Fridaii iding to toil east of Sail mt officerl ogh on Sal rain, andi w e got i 1 ome partsj ed as niucl - ve got ni| ie river. 11 ’(I from ehad.fel tirely i irogramC I .omethiffl \minasjiili* An Okie from Muskogee Roger Creager and associates drop country music hurricane on Harry y s ll ■ ■! jI^hI ngi int to jxl^ t his iss*® : unive##' ^•* :i v a • l <m By Anne Hoar T/je Battalion Blame it on the lain if you will, but the small, dis interested crowd cast a cloud on an excellent perfor mance by Roger Creager at Hurricane Hardy’s Friday night. Creager s nYLisicCm tvm - aJ J^xas-music style, cov ers themes like drinking, Mommalilitl hattging out with buddies. Creager performed enthusiastically, even though audience participation was lacking. Joined by a six-piece band, he rocked through a long list of songs from Creager's albums I Got the Guns and Having Fun All Wrong and covered tunes from all genres of popular music. “The Everclear Song,” “I’m Proud to be an Okie from Muskogee” and “Moving On” got the crowd singing and moving on the dance floor. The audience yelled along and performed dance moves they learned in junior high during a cover of Vanilla Ice’s early ’90s hit, “Ice, Ice Baby.” Singing is a family affair for the Crea- gers. Roger Creager was joined on stage by his younger brother Randy Crea- k ger Friday night. Ik ’ They performed “Let it Roll” and “Please Come to Boston” together. I il ISw' 3 : X may stii ions fiamretM ;ouldW litis* s® 8 e Screen®] ’ie crested in'] re is 3 A ife cm So we aril mgs.'’ i r \ \ \ * I I PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CODY WAGES/ l in Battalion Randy Creager said the brothers perform together at least twice a year. “Mom makes us sing together at Christmas and other family functions,” Randy Creager said. “1 really enjoy being onstage with my brother.” Sibling rivalry encouraged Randy to begin a singing career of his own. “Roger was in a talent show in his early 20s, and the whole family went to watch him,” Randy Creager said. "When we got there, I decided to sign up. Roger got first place and I got third.” Both brothers are A&M grads. Randy Creager was a singing cadet and Roger Creager was in the fight in’ Texas Aggie band. s Roger Creager’s father, William Creager, said he attends many of Roger's performances and con tributes vocals on the song “Rancho Grande.” William Creager said he supports his sons and their musical careers. “My responsibility to Roger was to encourage his education,” William Creager said. “After that, I en couraged him to go ahead and do what he wanted. He’s doing well, and I enjoy the music.” Roger Creager said he enjoys coming to College Station and performing in front of a friendly crowd in his adopted hometown. "There’s just something about coming home again,” Roger Creager said. “1 love Aggies. The per formances are fun because 1 don’t hold back.” Roger Creager said he was excited to perform at the Wormy Dog Saloon in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday night as part of the activities for the A&M-OSU foot ball weekend. Roger Creager said his favorite memory of being an Aggie was when he finally got his Aggie ring. “Il took a lot of time and dedication to do it,” Roger Creager said. The two brothers received their rings on the same day, even though Roger Creager is class of ’93 and Randy is class of ’98. Roger Creager had a show at Shadow Canyon that night, and Randy Creager said the two jJ I brothers dunked their rings onstage. | The opening acts, although enthu- |l| | 1 siastic, played to a sparse and some what disinterested crowd. 1 | During Slyletter’s performance. I I the group played to an audience that’ J || I barely filled one-fourth of the up- I stairs dance floor. The band danced * I more than the audience did. It was difficult for the crowd not to be distracted by ESPN on the big- screen televisions next to the stage. In fact, a large portion of the crowd 1 was paying more attention to | ’ Sportscenter and Tiger Woods than the music. The two-step music played be- i tween sets drew a fair amount of people to the dance floor. Before Roger Creager took the stage, country comedian Doug Moreland attempted to entertain the audience. With a Bud Light in his hol ster, Moreland combined mun dane chords with vulgar, elemen tary prose in an attempt at humor. I His Texas accent and mannerisms seemed forced and exaggerated. Maybe it was Moreland, maybe it was the person doubled-over laughing at him, but something about that set supported the theo ry that beer kills brain ceils. The Harry's sound system was not effective for the concert. The lack of sound made distinguish ing bass and lyrics difficult. He's not a magician But he CAN make a violin sing! Acclaimed on five continents for his extraordinary virtuosity, profound artistry and charismatic stage presence, you'll be captivated by violinist, Daniel Heifetz, and the Classical Band. 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